European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Win rangers John Russell tags out Blue jays Brent Bowers at Home in ninth inning at port Charlotte Fla., Friday by the associated press Cocoa Fla. A the Florida marlins had to keep repeating its Only an exhibition its Only an exhibition. The first Spring training game for Florida s first major league team was filled with ovations touching and corny ceremonies and fireworks both from a a Deming explosives show before the game and the marlins bats during it Quot in a very Happy. I Hope everybody is in Florida a manager Rene Lacheman said after a 12-8 Victory Over Houston on Friday. Quot but i realize that it s just an exhibition  the 6,696 retirees children work skipping adults and sports celebrities at Cocoa expo sports Center cheered nearly everything from an errant pregame parachutist to a Tuxedo wearing grounds Crew to when the astros Scooter Tucker flew out to Monty Fariss in left to end the game. Quot it s a fantastic Day it really is a said beaming owner h. Wayne Huizenga the retail video magnate who landed Florida a Erst franchise More than a Century after big league teams began training in the state. Quot this is history in the making a said Pitcher Dave Weathers 23, no made his first Start in a major league uniform. Quot in the dugout we were All in Awe of How the crowd  Quot not quite a world series atmosphere but not your typical Spring training game a said Walt Weiss the former Oakland shortstop who handled the marlins first three chances. Steve Decker poked a single to Center in the second inning for the marlins first hit driving in Dave Magadan with their first run. Decker had three hits in the game and Chuck carry a. Two run triple and Jeff Conine s two run Homer highlighted a pair of five run rallies for Florida. Pregame ceremony included a minute of silence for Carl Barger the club president who died last december. Three members of the Cocoa Beach skydiving team dropped in during the player introductions although the first parachutist kept sailing in the swirling wind and cleared the right Field Fence before Landing safely. Huizenga caught the ceremonial first pitch from his father Harry Huizenga. And about seven minutes after the scheduled 1 05 . Start Weathers delivered a fastball to astros Lead off hitter Craig Biggio. It was Low. After a called strike Biggio chipped a grounder to. Weiss who easily threw him out. Weiss also caught a pop up and went to his left and threw out Jeff Bagwell for a 1-2-3 first inning. The marlins whose season opener at Joe Robbie stadium will be april 5 against los Angeles will be the first team to head South after Spring training. In other games Friday White sox 7, tigers 6 Lakeland Fla a Mike Moore the free agent Pitcher who was the Centrepiece of the tigers of season dealing gave up six runs on seven hits in three innings against Chicago. He also walked two and made three wild pitches. Brad Komminsk a non roster invitee homered off Detroit a John Desilva for the deciding run in the White sox  7, pirates 0 Bradenton Fla a Cal Ripken and Rookie Jeffrey Hammonds each homered and five pitchers combined on a five hit shutout for Baltimore. Ripken opened the scoring with a Lea doff Homer in the fourth inning off loser Joel Johnston. Hammonds Rinch two run Homer off John Candelaria capped a our run eighth inning. Yankees 5, dodgers 4 Vero Beach Fla. Russ Davis hit a two run single to highlight a five run fifth inning As new  its exhibition schedule with a comeback win. Darryl Straw Berry and Eric Karros homered for los Angeles and Orel Hershiser pitched three scoreless innings. Reds 2, twins 1 Plant City Fla. A Gary Varsho a two out eighth inning Homer off Rick Aguilera gave Cincinnati the win. Scott Ruskin the fourth Cincinnati Pitcher got the Victory with one inning of scoreless Relief. Milt Hill pitched a scoreless ninth for the save. Mets 11, royals 5 Haines City Fla. A Jeromy Burnitz tripled singled and drove in three runs and Aaron Ledesma homered and drove in two runs for new York. The mets had 17 hits including two each by Eric Bullock Chico Walker Jeff Kent and Scott Bradley. The royals used five pitchers but Jeff Montgomery was the Only one not to allow a run. Rangers 3, Blue jays 2,10 innings port Charlotte Fla. A Kevin Kennedy won his managerial debut As Benji Gil singled Home Pinch runner Terrell Lowery with two outs in the 10th inning. The Blue jays turned a triple play in the sixth inning. 9 first baseman Domingo Martinez started it by making a diving catch of a Ivan Rodriguez a bunt. He threw to shortstop Alex Gonzalez to Hab Dean Palmer off Sec Ond then second baseman Domingo cd Dino tagged Rob Ducey off  4, Brewers 3,10 innings Chandler Ariz. A Reserve outfielder Scott Lydy hit a one out Homer in the top of the 10th inning to give Oakland the win. Cal Elored started for the Brewers and pitched three scoreless innings. He was matched by Oakland s Bobby Witt who allowed just one hit Over three scoreless  10, giants 0 Mesa Ariz. A Chicago second baseman Ryne Sandberg the highest paid player in baseball will miss 4-6 weeks with a fracture in his left hand after being hit by a pitch from san Francisco s Mike Jackson Sec separate Story on Page 32 Angels 5, padres 0 Yuma Ariz. A Mark Langston and Scott Sander son were among five pitchers who limited the padres to three hits and the Angels batted around in a four run second inning. Scott Lewis Joe Grahe and Jerry Nielsen combined for five innings of no hit work to close out the  undergoes surgery on knee Atlanta apr first baseman Sid Bream of the Atlanta braves underwent surgery late Friday night to remove a Bone Chip from his right knee and might not be ready to play when the season opens in Chicago on april 3. Or. Joe Chandler the teams orthopaedic surgeon performed the surgery after a Chip was discovered during a magnetic resonance imaging test. Bream who hit .261 last season with 10 Homer runs and 61 Bis has a history of knee problems. He reported to the training room at West Palm Beach Fla., complaining of soreness in the knee and was sent to Atlanta. Bream had a Chip removed from the same knee in 1991.exhibition games Elbow sidelines Fleming Peoria Ariz. A Dave Fleming. A 17-game Winner As a Rookie last season will miss the Start of the Seattle mariners season because of an ailing left Elbow the club announced Friday. Fleming 23, underwent a Bone scan and a magnetic resonance imaging test thursday. The mariners said Fleming a problem was caused by Quot stress overload  they said they did no to know when he would be Able to pitch again. The mariners have told him not to throw for at least 10 Days. His left Elbow will be re examined then. Quot this is a setback a manager Lou Piniella said. Quot what concerns me the most is the prescription is rest and he had rest amp All  Fleming said he has Felt discomfort in his left Elbow As far Back As late last season when he pitched a career High 228w innings. Quot he does no to have a fracture or stress fracture Quot Mariner Trainer Rick Griffin said. Quot but what we re dealing with is something of an unknown. It probably is related to fatigue and  Fleming s pitching Elbow bothered him again during the of season when he began preparing for Spring training. He had a 17-10 record with a 3.39 Era in 33 starts for the mariners last season. Fleming was scheduled to be the no. 3 starter in Piniella a rotation behind Randy Johnson and Chris Bosio. Pena to Start throwing again Bradenton Fla. A Pittsburgh pirate reliever Alejandro Pena will resume throwing monday after a weekend of treatment for his ailing pitching Elbow Pena stopped throwing tuesday because of tendinitis. The pirates Ortho Peist or. Jack Failla indicated Pena might be facing season ending surgery. Pena was examined thursday by his physician or. James Andrews who decided Pena should continue receiving treatment during the weekend. Pena will be examined again by Andrews on thursday